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NATIONAL PUBLIC SCHOOL

ITPL, BENGALURU
PREBOA RD I EXAMINATION-2024-25
PHYSICS (042)
SET-3
Class: Xil Max Marks: 70
No of pages: ~i. _. Time: 3 Hrs.

GENERAL INSTRUCT IONS:

• Read the instructions carefully.
• All questions are compulsory.
• Write your name, class, roll number and subject clearly on your answer sheet.
• Write the question numbers and page numbers clearly on your answer sheets.
• Question paper comprises 4 sections - A, B, C ,D and E.
• Section A: Ql to Q16 consists of 16-multiple choice questions carrying 1 mark each.
• Section B: QI 7 to Q21 consists of short answer questions carrying 2 marks each.
• Section C: Q22 to Q28 consists of short answer questions carrying 3 marks each.
• Section J): Q29 and Q30 consists of case - based questions carrying 4 marks each.
•. Section E: Q31 to Q33 consists of long answer question carrying 5 marks each. ,
• There is no overall choice. However, internal choices have been provided
• wherever necessary. You have to attempt only one of the alternatives in all such questions.
• Use of caiculators and log tables is not permitted.

Section A
1 What is the relative refractive index of water with respect to glass?
a) Unity b) More than unity c) Less than unity d) Zero
2 Two light emitting sources of wavelength 500 run are separated by a distance 22 x 10 - 2 cm. A
detector can be moved on the line S 1 P which is perpendicular to S 1 S 2 as shown in the figure
below:
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D
The minimum and maximum path difference at the detector as it is moved along the line S 1P,
are (respectively)

a) 2.2X 10 - 2 cm,2.2 x 10 - 2 cm b) zero, zero

c) zero, 2.2x 10 - 2 cm d) zero, I.Ix 10 - 2 cm

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3 Du1ing the fonnation of a p - n junction:

a) both the diffusion current and drift current remain constant.

b) diffusion current keeps increasing.

c) diffusion current remains almost coastant but drift current increases till both currents become
equal. .
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d) drift current remains constant.

4 m2 v- 1 s - t is the SI unit of which of the following?

a) Potential gradient b) Mobility
c) Drift velocity d) Resistivity
5 Five capacitors are connected as shown in the figure.

2µF
A'------R----1I _1 µF

1µ:r: 1 µ~ I
~ _J_ 1·i~
2µF
The equivalent capacitance between A and B is

a) lµF b)4µF c) 3µF d)2µF

6 When I 0 19 electrons are removed from a neutral metal plate, the electric charge on it is

a)- 1.6 C b) 10+19 C c)+l.6C

7 Consider the circular loop having current i and with central point 0. The magnetic field at the
central point O is '
2µ 0 i . 3µ 0 i . +----+2R.
a) -
3nR
,actmg downward b) -
7R
,actmg upward I Or~R.-~
I
I
5µ 0 i . 6µ 0 i .
c) - ,actmg downward d) - ,acting downward
12R llR

8 A beam. of light travels fr.on,_, ~-ir into a medium. Its speed and wavelength in the medium are
1.5 X IO g_ rris ·-l and 230 nm respectively. The wavelength of light in air will be

a) 230 run b) 345 nm c) 690 nm d) 460 nm

9 Equipotential at a great distance from a collection of charges whose total sum is not zero are
approximately

a) planes b) ellipsoids c) spheres d) paraboloids

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10 The core of a transfonner is laminated to reduce the effect of

a) flux leakage b) hysteresis loss c) eddy current d) copper loss

11 In an electromagnetic wave in free.space, the root means square value of the electric field is
Erms = 6 V/m. The pe~· value of the magnetic field is
., .
a)4.23x 10-8 T b)l.4lx 10- 8 T c) 2.83x 10 - 9 T d) 0.7o·x IO - 9 T
2 bombards a heavy nuclear target of charge Ze. Then the
12 An alpha nucleus of energy .!.mv
2
distance of closest approach for the alpha nucleus will be proportional to
1 1
a)-
ze b) v2 c)-
v•
d) 2..
m

For Questions13,14,15 & 16, two statements are given -one labelled Assertion (A) and
other labelled Reason (R). Select the correct answer to these questions from the options as
given below.
a) If both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is correct explanation
of Assertion.
b) If both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not the correct
explanation of Assertion.
c) If Assertion is true but Reason is false.
d) If Assertion is false and Reason is true.

13 Assertion (A): Magnetic field interacts with a moving charge and not with a stationary charge.

Reason (R): A moving charge produces a magnetic field.

I~ Assertion (A): Balmer series lies in the visible region of electromagnetic spectrum.

Reason (R): i = R ( 2 - : 2) ,where n = 3, 4, 5.

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2

15 Assertion (A): The photoelectrons produced by a monochromatic light beam incident on a

metal surface have a spread in their kinetic energies.
Reasoµing (R): The work function of the metal is its characteristics property.
16 Assertion (A): In insulators, the forbidden gap is very large.
...
··"· Reason (R): The va_len~e electrons: in an atom of an insulator are very tightly boun.d to the
nucleus.

Section B •
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17 Obtain the binding energy (in MeV) of a nitrogen nucleus 1 jN , given m( 'jN ) =14.00307 u
mass of proton= 1.007825 u. mass of neutron= 1.008665 u; l u= 931 MeV

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18 Under what conditions will the strength of current 1n a wrre e
series and in parallel of identical cells? .
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19 Define the electrical resistivity of a matenal. How it 1.s reIated tO e Iectrica1 conductivity ? Of the
h. h • control
.
factOI'S, length, area of cross - section, nature o f maten•a I and temperature w ic ones
the resi~tivity value of conductor?

20 What is the interferen~ of light? Give one example from datty life. ~t-~te th~ necess~
conditions for sustained interference~' • ••

OR
Draw the intensity pattern for single slit diffraction and double slit interference. Hence, state
two differences between interference and diffraction patterns.

21 Answer the following questions.

i. Welders wear special glass goggles while working. Why? Explain.

ii. Why are infrared waves often called as heatwaves? Give their one application.

Section C
22 i. Trace the path of a ray of light PQ which is incident at an angle i on one face of a glass prism
of angle A. It then emerges out from the other face at an angle e. Use the ray diagram to
prove that the angle through which the ray is deviated is given by Lo = L i + L e -
LA.

ii. What will be the minimum value of8 if the ray passes symmetrically through the prism?
23 A short bar magnet of magnetic moment 0.9 J/T is placed with its axis at 60° to a uniform
magnetic field. It experiences a torque of 0.063 Nm.

i. calculate the strength of the magnetic field and

ii. what orientation of the bar magnet corresponds to the equilibrium position in the magnetic
field?

24 A rectangular loop of wire of size 2.5cm x 4cm carries steady current of IA. A straight wire
canying 2A current is kept near the loop as shown. If the loop and the wire are coplanar, find
the .. .. . • • I,./ I •

.
1. torque acting on the loop and • 2A
2.5 cm
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ll. the magnitude and direction of the force on the loop due to
the current carrying wire. 1A

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25 State the basic principle behind the working of an ac generator. Briefly describe its working and
obtain the expression for the instantaneous value of emf induced.
26 i. A point charge (+Q) is kept in the vicinity of an uncharged conducting plate. Sketch
electric field lines between the charge and the plate.
ii. Two infinitely large plane thin parallel sheets having surface charge densitiesa1 and O"z ( 0"1
> a 2 ) are shown in the figure. Write the magnitudes and directions of the ~elds in the
regions

OR
S1 and S 2 are two concentric spheres enclosing charges Q and 2Q respectively as shown in Fig.

i. What is the ratio of the electric flux through S1 and S 2 ?

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11. How wi11 the electric flux through the sphere S1 , change,
if a medium of dielectric constant k is introduced in the
space inside S 1 in place of air?

111. How will the electric flux through sphere S1 change, if a s

medium of dielectric constant k is introduced in the space
inside S 2 , in place of air?

27 Exp~ain, with the help of a circuit diagram, the working of a p-n junction diode as a full-wave
rectifier. Show the waveforms of input and output voltages.

28 In a network, four capacitors C1 , C 2 , C 3 and C 4 are connected as shown in the figure.

C2 = 6 µF
C-1
•4
C,,.,
•I
I C1 = 3 µF
12µF 4µF

I I
1.
sv
Calculate the net capacitance in the circuit.

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11. If the charge on the capacitor C1 1s ~ µ C, (1) c3:1cutate th d Cg connec ted in tors C 3
series.
and C and (ii) net energy stored the capacitors C an
4
,

1 n

3
4

Section D
29 Read the passage c~refully and answer the questions:
• ••••• · •
A r.ectangularcoil of50 tums, each of area 0.02 m 2, cames
,.-. · t of 4.A It is placed in a
a curren ., • ·" . ·.
uniform magnetic field of-0.3 T. • • • •
i. Calculate the magnetic moment of the coil
ii. Find the maximum torque acting on the coil in the magnetic field.
111. If the angle between the coil and the magnetic field is 45°'1 determ ine the torque
.
1v. Explain how the torque changes if the current in the coil is halved.

OR .
Describe the effect on the coil 's magnetic moment if the number of turns is double
d.
30 Read the passage carefully and answer the questions:

This is a physical process in which metals emit electrons when light is shone on
them. The set -
up here shows a circuit with a battery and light bulb, and two plates of metal. When
red (long
wavele ngt~ low energy) light is shone on the metal, nothing happens: in the inset
circle the
electrons (blue) remain within the metal. When the light is replaced with a violet
( shorte r
wavelength, higher energy) one, electrons are seen to leave the metal. This bridge
s the gap
between the plates and the circuit is completed, and the bulb shines.

i. What is the effect of intensity on the stopping potential?

a) As intensity increases, stopping potential increases linearly

b) As intensity increases, stopping potential decreases linearly

c) Both as intensity increases, stopping potential increases and decreases linearly

d) no effect

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11.
~at ~s the value of maximum kinetic energy acquire by the electron due to the
radiation of l 00 nm?

a) 1.5 eV b) 6.2 eV c) 3.1 eV d) 12 Ev

111. The phenomenon of photoelectric effect is:

a) spontaneous b) instantaneous c) adiabatic d) isothermai, • .: • ••

iv. The theory on the basis of Photoelectric effect can be explained by:

a) wave theory b) corpuscular theory

c) quantum theory d) none of these

OR
Two particles have equal momentum what is the ratio of their de - Broglie wavelength?

a) 2 b) 1 c) 0.5 d) 3
Section E
31 An ac voltage V = V0 sin wt is applied to a pure inductor L. Obtain an expression for the
current in the circuit. Prove that the average power supplied to an inductor over one complete
cycle is zero.

OR
Derive an expression for the impedance of a series LCR circuit connected to an ac supply of
variable frequency. Plot a graph showing the variation of current with the frequency of the
applied voltage. Explain briefly how the phenomenon of resonance in the circuit can be used in
the tuning mechanism of a radio or a TV set.
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32 1. Draw a ray diagram to show the working of a ~ompound microscope. Obtain the
expression for the total magnification for the final image to be formed at the near point.

ii. In a compound microscope an object is placed at a distance of 1.5 cm from the objective
of focal length 1.25 cm. If the eye - piece has a focal length of 5 cm and the final image
. is formed at the near point, fmd the magnifying power of the microscope.

OR
i. Draw the ray diagram showing refraction of ray of light through a glass pristn. Derive
the expression for the refractive indexµ of the material of prism in terms of the angle of
prism A and angle of minimum deviation Om .

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11. A ray of light PQ enter s an isosceles right angle d prism ABC
of refrac tive index 1.5 as
show n in figure.

a. Trace the path of the ray through the prism.

A

p
b. What will be the effect on the path of the ray if the refractive
index of the prism
is 1.4?

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33 1. Deriv e a relation betw een the internal resistance, emf and termi
nal poten tial diffe rence
of a cell from whic h current I is drawn. Draw V vs I graph for
a cell and expla in its
significance.

ii. A voltm eter of resistance 998!2 is connected across a cell of emf

2 V and intern al
resistance 2 fl . Find the potential difference across the voltm
eter and also acros s the
terminals of the cell. Estim ate the percentage error in the readi
ng of the voltm eter.

OR
i. Deriv e an expre ssion for drift velocity of electrons in a condu
ctor. Henc e, dedu ce Ohm ,s
law.

ii. A wire whos e cross - sectional area is increasing linearly from

its one end to the other , is
connected across a batte ry of V volts. Whic h of the following
quantities rema in const ant
in the wire?

(a) Drift speed (b)Current density ( c) Electric current (d)Electric field

Justify your answer.

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